Millions of people fall ill with the flu every year, and adults age 65 and older are at higher risk of developing serious ...

Flu cases are through the roof across the US right now. And, while cold and flu season always packs a punch, it feels like ...

As flu season approaches its peak, area hospitals and public health officials are reporting a significant rise in flu cases ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu cases in the United States this season are at their highest levels since the 2009–2010 swine flu. For the first time, the death rate for ...

By Liam Stack and Nate Schweber A 9-year-old boy was fatally shot Friday evening in Newark about three blocks from where a 36-year-old man who had been wounded by gunfire was found, the ...

Multiple school districts in Texas announced that they would be temporarily closing their doors this week amid a surge in illness. But this time it isn’t only the threat of COVID-19 that’s sending ...

The Depo-Provera shot can be a convenient, lower-maintenance birth control option. You receive it in a doctor’s office every 3 months to help prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera, commonly referred ...

But does it work right away? The answer is no. It takes about two weeks after getting the flu shot for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection ...